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Announcing the 30th CalBotSoc Graduate Student Symposium on April 5, 2025 at Cal Poly SLO!

A great opportunity for grads and undergrads to present research in a friendly setting. Plus, field trips to local wildflower displays!!

Registration and info at calbotsoc.org/graduate-stu...
January 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
On April 25th, CalBotSoc will be having our 2026 Annual Banquet and Mixer at the University of California, Merced! Dr. Dena Grossenbacher, an Associate Professor at Cal Poly, SLO, will be our banquet speaker.

Make sure to purchase your tickets as soon as possible!!

#CalBotSoc #botany #califórnia
February 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Thursday, November 9th at 7pm! CalBotSoc Speaker – UCLA's Ioana Anghel "Evolutionary relationships and phenotypic patterns in Linanthus” For details and zoom link: calbotsoc.org/botany-speak... #iamabotanist #botany #evolution #evobio
November 8, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Happy to announce that our speaker for CalBotSoc’s Botany Speaker Series on September 10th will be the new President of CalBotSoc, J. Travis Columbus, from the California Botanical Garden!
September 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
CalBotSoc speaker series tomorrow night!
Dr. Brody Sandel
Assistant Professor of Biology at Santa Clara University
November 14th, 2024
7-8 pm PT

“Tasty seeds and pernicious weeds: Humanity’s love-hate relationship with the grasses“

Zoom link at calbotsoc.org/botany-speak...
November 13, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Have you recently conducted fieldwork in the past couple of months, or are you planning to conduct fieldwork? CalBotSoc is looking for people interested in sending us photos and stories about where, why, and how you conducted your fieldwork!
September 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Are you interested in sharing your research in our new Homegrown series? Use the QR code or the link below to nominate yourself or someone you believe has an interesting topic!

Link:
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#CalBotSoc #Homegrown #Research
March 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Meet Mansvi Singh, a current Master's Student at Fresno State. Learn more about her research, and how she is contributing to our knowledge of botany in the Western US!

Stay tuned every Friday, for a new researcher.
#Homegrown #CalBotSoc #FresnoState
March 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
As part of our new social media approach, we will release our Homegrown series every Friday! Homegrown focuses on the scientists and research being conducted in the Western US, and in collaboration with different researchers, we showcase all the wonderful science they are doing #CalBotSoc #homegrown
March 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Happy to announce that in the coming weeks, we will have the opportunity to learn more about the Ostevik Lab and its Ph.D. students! The first in our upcoming series will be Rajesh Neupane, who is studying Drought Adaptation in Wild Sunflowers!

#homegrown #californiabotany #calbotsoc #botany
August 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We love seeing all our students as they move on to the next part of their professional career! If you are graduating or know a student graduating who is involved in botany through outreach, research, or just a general love for anything botanical!

Sign up for our CalBotSoc Grad Spotlight!
May 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Our Asters is a new social media series that we have created to highlight the stars in the Western US. Keep up with all the wonderful people in society and how they contribute to the botanical field! Look forward to meeting an Aster every Thursday! #CalBotSoc
March 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Fellow botanists! The first issue of Madroño for 2026 is now complete online and open access. Please use the link at the bottom to access the site. We have a new article type this issue, ‘Commentary’, as well as the annual ‘Dedication’. Please check them out.

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March 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
On April 25th, CalBotSoc will be having our 2026 Annual Banquet and Mixer! We have recently added a Student Poster Presentation to our agenda! Use the QR Code on the right to submit your poster for our upcoming Banquet.

Make sure register and purchase your tickets for the Banquet and field trips!
March 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Did you miss Travis Columbus's wonderful talk last week? Worry not, for the recording is now officially on our Youtube Channel! Check out the video, and stay tuned for more CalBotSoc Botany Speakers!

#botany #calibotany
September 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Have you recently conducted fieldwork in the past couple of months, or are you planning to conduct fieldwork? CalBotSoc is looking for people interested in sending us photos and stories about where, why, and how you conducted your fieldwork!
September 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Are you conducted any botanical research, and want to spread awareness of your work and what you have accomplished? Every Friday, CalBotSoc will be posting about botanical research around the Western America!

#homegrown
August 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Good afternoon #botanytwitter!
Has anyone ever seen Manzanita trees dying or dead this way. Has anyone seen this before? Drought? Disease?
We found multiple trees up by a ridge in this old stand. @naomibot @Texosporium @CNPS @CalBotSoc @CABotanicGarden @SFBGS @AskACABotanist
January 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Have you conducted any Botanical Outreach for your community? CalBotSoc wants to highlight all members of the society who have contributed to their community. Every Tuesday, we will highlight how a member and their botanical outreach!

If interested, scan the QR code
June 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM
One of the wonderful people we were able to hear from is Linnea Rydell from UC Santa Cruz in Dr. Kay Lab! Linnea would tell us more about the research she has conducted, and more. Take a listen!

#CalBotSoc #BotanicalResearch
May 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
With the CalBotSoc: Annual Banquet & Mixer approaching, what type of content would you like to see from us regarding the event? We are currently planning a variety of different content for our social media pages! If there is anything you may be interested in, please comment or DM us your suggestions
April 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Are you attending the CalBotSoc: Annual Banquet, and planning to present a poster? We are offering to take students photos while they are presenting their poster. Fill out the form using QR Code or link below

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April 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM